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FFAW-Unifor Update: Productive Meeting with Minister Highlights Unity and Progress

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Today, representatives from the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) joined a highly constructive meeting with the provincial Minister of Fisheries, Lisa Dempster. Representing the FFAW were President Dwan
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Plant Workers Await Urgent Meeting with Government Amid Processing Crisis

ST. JOHN’S, NL –Plant workers represented by FFAW-Unifor have been waiting for over a month to secure a meeting with Minister Lisa Dempster to address the escalating crisis impacting crab
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STILL NO ANSWER: Where are Premier Hogan and Minister Dempster?

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After an initial meeting with FFAW-Unifor President Dwan Street, Executive Assistant to the President Crystal-Lynn Gorman and harvesters Glen Winslow and John Efford, two urgent letters—dated June 9 and June
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HARVESTERS SAY CAPELIN FISHERY NOT VIABLE AT 36 CENTS

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On the cusp of the capelin fishery, committees met again on Sunday evening to discuss the pending season and re-iterated the commitment to not fish for 36 cents. Harvesters are
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Capelin Quota Stands Still Despite Science Backing Increase

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ST. JOHN’S, NL — DFO quietly released the 2J3KLPs capelin management plan alongside the Northern Cod increase—an apparent attempt to downplay the disappointing 14,533t rollover on capelin, which ignores scientific
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2025 Northern Cod Management Plan Brings Increase to Inshore Fleets

ST. JOHN’S, NL – The federal management plan for 2J3KL northern cod fishery has been released this morning, bringing important news to thousands of groundfish harvesters around the province. FFAW-Unifor
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2025 Unit 1 Redfish Management Plan

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DFO has released the 2025 management plan for Unit 1 redfish. The 2025 plan includes important changes the union request, including depth, gear type, and observer coverage levels. Despite this,
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FFAW MEETS WITH PREMIER HOGAN ON ASP ACTIONS

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Today, FFAW-Unifor met with new premier, John Hogan, to discuss key concerns facing the current snow crab fishery. Attending on behalf of the Union were President Dwan Street, fish harvesters
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Processing Companies Shipping Out Crab at Plant Workers’ Expense

ST. JOHN’S, NL – FFAW-Unifor is sounding the alarm on the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) for prioritizing the export of massive quantities of snow crab over the livelihoods of
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FFAW-Unifor Calls for Fair and Sustainable Management in Northern Cod Fishery

ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) has submitted its recommendations for the 2025 Northern Cod fishery, urging Minister Joanne Thompson to prioritize fairness, sustainability,
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